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100 Big Ideas Competition 2022

100 Big Ideas Competition

Have an idea that you think has potential? Maybe an innovative new product or service? How about a newfound way of tackling an issue that matters to you? Take the first step in exploring your idea by submitting it to 100 BIG IDEAS.  
 
There will be 100 winners, 100 cash prizes, £100 each, with one aspiring, creative and ambitious student taking home the grand sum of £500. Not only that, if you would like to develop your idea into a business, The Student Enterprise team can help guide you through steps to make it a reality.   
 
If you are studying at The University of Southampton this competition is open to you, no matter your subject area or your year of study. 
 
This competition was created to inspire you to get creative, think BIG and be ambitious with what you want to achieve here at university.   
  
Applications for the 2022 100 Big Ideas Competition are now closed.

However, you can still register to receive the Student Enterprise monthly mailer to be notified of other events and funding opportunities, or you can book your FREE ticket to attend our Student Founder Showcase and watch the 100 Big Ideas winners announced LIVE!

Don't forget to book your ticket to attend our Student Founder Showcase on Wednesday 26 October, 15:30-17:00 in the Turner Sims! The winners of the 100 Big Ideas Competition will be announced, plus you'll have the chance to find out what our summer 2022 Foundership cohort got up to, and see how you can get involved during the year ahead.

I am worried someone will steal my idea! 
We are not here to steal your idea The University of Southampton is here to make it a reality. 

Does it have to be a business idea? 
No, it can be an idea that could make a difference in the world. 

Can I enter more than once? 
Yes, you can enter as many times as you like. In fact, we encourage it.

Check out the top 10 ideas from last year. Can you do better? Then enter your ideas in the 2022 100 Big IDEAS competition. 


Secure Heart Alert - An intelligent alert system for defibrillator cabinets to notify owners of tampering.  

Canter Carta - A mini projector that shows your real-time location as a map projected on the ground while you're jogging.  

The Big Uni(Re)Cycle - allows items to be donated, then made available on campus for students to help themselves to at the start of the year, saving money, time and waste. 

Seeds for Thought - is a project run by Enactus Southampton that uses hydroponic technology to improve mental health and wellbeing.

Smiile - a virtual health and wellness platform featuring contributors from around the world in a curated space. 

Soapy - encourage kids to wash their hands! When used a new layer of soap emerges with a character until there is a mini figurine inside. 

FemSec - combines different approaches to tackle sexual harassment by acting as a reporting device for sexual harassment. 

BioNets - are biodegradable, sustainable fishing nets, that when discarded and left at sea, biodegrade down far quicker than standard nylon nets. 

SmartDoc Assistant - is an AI Content-Based Footage Retrieval System to provide automatic raw footages’ aggregation and retrieval in documentary’s pre-editing. 

Growers - is a service that aims to help alleviate the dilemma of ethics-based consumption in the food industry. 

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